Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-27
NOT ALL SLAV ES.
CROASOALE CANNOT DELIVER
THE GOODS.
Indignation Of Workingmen Ex.
pressed Mt Great Mectings-Dc.
nunciation of Georges
Scurvy Scheme -- A
Real Labor Party.

Although the rain began to fall at
: o'clock last Monday night, a fact
which would have had disastrous
effect upon most public gatherings.
the large hall of Cooper Union, New
York, was packed to its utmost
capacity when the hour arrived for
calling to order the mass meeting of
Socialists. Even the lobbies and
the stairways were crowded, and the
late-comers had no opportunity of
catching the slightest glimpse of the
platform.
Among the thousands of honest
and earnest men there was visible
little coterie of about fifty uninvted
guests, headed by the notorious
Croasdale, the man whom Henry
George is unfortunate enough to
number among his advisers. That
they were there for no good purpose
became evident during the progress
of the meeting. The call invited
workingmen who were displcased
with the corrupt proceedings of the
Syracuse convention, yet these par
ticipators in and abettors of the
crime against Labor, crcpt in.
Upon the platform were seated
Messrs. l.. Jablinowski of Cigarmak-
ers' International Union, No. 10;
George G.. Block, Secretary Of the
National Bakers Union Ernest
Bohm, Secretary of the Central La
Dor Union; Daniel S. Jacobs of the
United Shocsalcsmen's Protective
Union; Herman Strclitz, Secretary
Twenty-sccond Assembly District,
u. l.. p; William A. Wallace, Del
egato of 40; B. Berlyn, of the Ci-
garmakers' International Union, No.
10; and other well-known trades
unlonists.
Edward Goldsmith, of the Sales
mems Union, called the vast con-
course to order, and introduced
Thomas O'Neil of the Twentieth
District as chairman. Mr.. O'Neil
in short, sharp speech accepted
the position, and denounced the ex-
pulsion of duly elected delegates to
the State Convention on the plea
that they were Socialists. He com
mended them for their zeal and
courage in the labor movement and
scathingly rebuked the spirit of in
tolerance and unfair methods of the
managers under command of Henry
George. At the mention of Georges
name the uninvited crowd attempt
ed to raise a cheer, but their voices
were drowned by the boots and hiss
es of the multitude. Then the dis
turbers attempted to interrupt the
speaker and threats of "put them
out" were heard, when they sub
sided.
The chairman then introduced
William Penn Rogers, who read a
copy of bis letter of resignation from
the County General Committee and
the United Labor Party, in which
he declared that it had been cap
tured bya corrupt ring. lie con-
tinued;
IF this matter of leaving the United
Labor Party were purely personal
affair should consider it egotistical to
bring this letter before you, but this is
not personal affair; it is an affair of
right and principle and justice which
has been trampled ON, and which / am
bound to repudiate in thispublic manner.
Applause.
Now it may not be amiss for me to
make q resume of the causes and circum-
stances which led to this rupture. The
whole thing originated in a resolution
which | offered in the Executive Com
mittee of the United Labor Party, and
which read in this wise:
"Re,olred, That membership in the
Socialistic Labor Party. Applause.
Il thought this very innocent and
harmless when | offered it, and had no
idea that | should ever hear from it
again. A matter of dissension occurred
in the Tenth Assembly District which it
was necessary to have discussed in the
Executive Committee. On Monday